CA Court Strikes Blow Against Hidden EULAs

vsprintf writes "Ed Foster's Gripelog has a story on California's ruling against some of our favorite software producers and software retailers. EULAs inside the shrinkwrap are no longer good enough. Retailers with rules against accepting returns of open software could be in for hefty fines or settlements. Finally, a break for the buyer. May this spread quickly to other states."

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Re:What next?

[aristotle-dude]

Is that American HS english or a commonwealth HS level english. I'm not sure I would like to see an agreement which meets the minimum standard of comprehension for the average product of the American public school system.

I never went to college or university and yet I am able to grasp the language of EULA's and other legal documents such as the American Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and Canadian legislation which affects my job directly. Of course, I am a product of the Canadian public school system rather than the American one.

Should software companies be held responsible for the failure of the US public school system to educate or the people with reading comprehension disabilities? Should they be held to account for something lacking in your gene pool?

I'm amazed by how poor of a grasp native English speakers have of their mother tongue considering I have no problem understanding English as a first generation immigrant.